Distant Voices, Still Lives
In memory, everything happens to music.
In memory, everything happens to music.
Drama, Music
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1988
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Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
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Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
16 Nov 1988
Country:
GB, DE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$771,745
Awards:
11 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
With an unfailing eye for place, decor, costume, and gesture, the director glides his camera through tangles of memories to evoke joys and horrors with a similar sense of wonder.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Sep 2014
fresh:
A gripping and original piece of work, itself sure to be remembered as one of the finest films of the year.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jun 2014
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Just as you think you have its moves all doped out, a scene of such shocking beauty flashes before you that it takes your breath away.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jun 2014
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When a forty-four-year-old man makes a movie about his family and friends sitting around singing old tunes, you certainly don't expect an unforgettable amalgam of humor and heartbreak. But that is precisely what Terence Davies delivers.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jun 2014
fresh:
Screen dreams are strangest and strongest when they hit close to home. In Terence Davies' searing [Distant Voices, Still Lives]... mystery resides in the vision of his mother, magically poised on the hall sill, washing the outside windows.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
2 Jun 2014